omen

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a sign of something about to happen
  2. noun a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
  3. verb indicate by signs

Etymology

From Latin ōmen (“foreboding, omen”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy

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